Two Oklahoma football players will be making a trip to New York City this weekend.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield and wide receiver Dede Westbrook have been named finalists for the Heisman Trophy after the duo proved to be one of the most dynamic offensive tandems in college football. Their success -- teamed with a stout running game -- helped OU win another Big 12 title.

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In 2016, Mayfield completed 71.2 percent of his passes for 3,669 yards and 38 touchdowns. He also ran for six touchdowns and threw only eight interceptions in 12 games.

Mayfield had his best statistical day against the team from which he transferred. He threw for 545 yards and seven touchdowns against Texas Tech in his return to Lubbock, his first game back at his old stomping grounds before coming to OU.

In his last outing before voters could choose the finalists, Mayfield led the Sooners to a 38-20 victory over Oklahoma State. He amassed 288 yards and three touchdowns on 19 attempts in rainy conditions and without his top target, Westbrook.

Despite a slow start while recovering from an injury, Westbrook totaled 17 touchdowns -- 16 receiving and one on a punt return -- and 1,465 receiving yards in 12 games. Westbrook gained 111 yards and a touchdown on four receptions before he left Saturday’s game against Oklahoma State with an injury.

The Biletnikoff Award finalist recorded at least 100 receiving yards and at least one touchdown in all but one Big 12 game this season -- he caught four passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns against Baylor. Westbrook also had a four-game stretch where he had at least 150 yards and two touchdowns in each game.

He surpassed the 200-yard mark twice this season, recording 232 yards and three touchdowns against Texas and 202 yards and two touchdowns against Texas Tech. Westbrook barely fell short of the 200-yard mark during OU’s victory against Kansas State.